Oh - that is sweet. Crane Museo sent me a roll of Silver Rag to test. Can't wait to see how it goes through the printer. I think they may have made a lifelong friend.
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Jeff posted this bombshell (at least to me) about Konica Minolta withdrawing from the photography business.
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Off topic - but awfully big news! Is there anyone left to *gulp* about? The modern camera is basically a cpu with appropiate attachments. You need to be a big chipmaker to compete.
At least I've held up my end and not gone back to digital. In fact, three rolls washing. Hope that helps Ilford / Kodak. Yikes, and to think I can remember when it was just Konica, not Konica / Minolta.
If Leica doesn't come up with a KICKASS & affordable digital rangefinder soon, then they'll be next...
How about FORD buying Jaguar and turning a once fine automobile into horseshit?
I'm guessing that people felt a loss like this when the horseless buggy made it's appearance.
To broaden it out - this revolution is happening everywhere.
And you know what - there has always been a certain - magical attachment - that people feel about the tools they use. Esp. the things they use to make their art or make their living with.
The tools from the industrial revolution were more physical somehow and could carry the notches of failure and success.
The digital tool is not only obsolete as it enters the world - but it doesn't seem to have that tangible quality that wood and metal get after they've been handled for years.
Although, this may be close: some of the iPods already come with a sort of grafitti on the metal back as if people have scratched their names and messages their before you even get the iPod.
I think that pre-worn digital objects may be the next big wave.
Nikon reduced their film SLR palette to the F6 and FM10a
already...
Dave, thanks for showing me the prints -
the Crane Silver Rag is definitely the way to go...
Markus - the more I look at the Silver Rag, the better I like it. As you mentioned, I guess the price will be substantial, but I'm waiting for the paper to go into production and that's how I'll go for sure. I do love the look of it.
Craig: Hope it all works out for you. I've found them to be very reliable so far.
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